Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-14


Harrison RaymOre has moved on to his
recent purchase the old Wheelock farm
near the Centre. .... The next East Cam
bridge Aid society will be held with Mrs
son, who has been living by himself on
the Hill road, is about to remove to North
| Bend, near his son. .......The various
schools in town resumed their sessions
Jan. 3...... Many of our young people at
! tended New Years balls. some of them
went to East Fairfield and others to Hyde
Park .... The only thermometers ION the
| hill" at .IefIersOnvllle are those used in the
/ dairies which mark but % below zero.
/ Monday morning at 500 these were hung
ont and the mercury dropped as low as
1t cOuld go and looked "a II it could tell
a different story If allowed to-.
1t is said that Mr.. Thad Whipple Cam
bridge man now acting landlord of the
| Coster house at Underhill is soon to be
come landlord of DiXon's. Everybody
| likes Mr.. Whipple and the hotel could
perhaps get no better succesao! to Mr..
| Dixon. .....In l7S5 Cambridge was "A part
of Rutland county in 1871, the torn was
/ set to Chittenden county in 1886, to
| Franklin county finally in 1886 Is the
date of the first deed on record in the
town after it became part of Lamolle
county DR.. Salmon Brush was born
| in 1904 in the old homestead at the BorO
| where he now resides. Ihi, building is one
/ of the oldest OF the better class of houses
/ in town.. Madam Thorpe who recent
| ly came to Cambridge from Underhill to
| spend the winter with her son, Edden, Is
quite prOstrated 10y teebleness and it
is thought cannot recover.
Morrisville.
An attempt was made by some to enter
Curriers' store on Wednesday night,
tracks were seen at all the windows and
| two lights of glass We're broken on from
one window when the would he thief was
evidently frightened away. At the an
/ nual meeting of the Conversational so.
/ ciety, j. c. Robinson received his Both
| election as clerk. .... Rev. Mr.. lIealy of
| the (niVersalst church is To have a Vacit-
| tOn of two weeks or more ... The acad-
| emy students held their second lyceum OF
the winter term on Friday evening......
| II. :. Wilson and George NJ. Powers who
were recently admitted to the bar have
/ formed Il partnership. They have an office
/ In POstOllice block and also at WOlCott the
latter being open Mondays. ......F. c. Page
and f. Fleetwood do not expect to return
| to the University Business through
| the town has had general let up since
the holiday trade and everything is deCid-
edly quIet..... Collector Brigham is now
after the delinquent taxpayers.
Bennington
Thomas McDaniel-, an old and wealthy
citizen of Bennington. died Saturday,
ater several years illness. He was born
in Dandy in 1sOG. In 1899 the deceased
was married to Miss Erin Pratt, a daugh-
ter OF the late stephen Pratt of Bennng
ton, and had since resided in Bennington.
| Years ago he speculated largely in reai
estate, and he was probably one of the
largest loaners of money ON mortgages III
Vermont.
New Haven.
The meetings during the week of pray
er were well sustained and several per
\ la. hlNF ,.,ri
enced "A desire to llvca Christian life. .....
The annual church meeting was held
last Friday ana officers were chosen as
follows: Clerk, Deacon +. a. Doud {;
treasurer, Deacon Hugh Potter; auditor
Deacon II. r. BarrOWs; examining COM
mittee, Deacon J. G. Wilder, Dr. f.. f.
Preston, G. w. Mason. Benevolent CON
trlbutions for the year S446.65. The clerk :
report showed a prosperous condition.
Deaths four, dismissions two, admis-
sions fifty-two net gain forty-siX......
Mr.. Josiah COwles. suffered Il dslocatiOu
OF the knee last week, but the mishap is
not considered serious. ...... Deputy sheriff
Caldwell apprehended on Monday the
young man supposed to have committed
the burglary d few weeks since on ". W.
Narren's store in Brooksvllle e..... Fri
day evening the drama "Bread Upon
the W alters, which has been III course OF
preparation for some time, will be given
~ the town hall. Proceeds Tor the benefit
OF the band ,...,lntOrmatlOu has been re
ctlved here that Miss Belle, only daughter
of George l.. Caldwell, Il long time railroad
man of Minneapolis, Mimi, will be mar
ried Jan. 2lth. Mr.. Caldwell was "A New
Haven boy and brother of Deputy Cad
well.
Montpelier.
The Nendome restaurant on Main street
was entered by burglars Thursday night
and so from the money drawer stolen be-
"A nj n rn M.
was gained from the side of the building
next to the river and a ladder was used to
reach the window Ed. Cheney is the
proprietor of the restaurant and says the
robbery took place after 1880 o'clock for
he was III the building up to that time
\ public installation of the officers Of
Mount ZION COmmaudery No. 9 took place
AT their hall Thursday evening lhe in
stalllng officer was Right Eminent An
drew j. BuntOn, Past Grand Commander
OF New Hampshire, and the following
were the officers who were installed j.
w. +. Washburn, +. c.; w. A. Briggs,
Generalissimo; G. l.. Lane Capt. Gen
eral Collins Blakely, Prelate; y. w.
Frink, senior Warden f. l.. Eaton,
+. /" White, standard Bearer +.
.. Hibbnrd, Sword Bearer; James r.
Cunan, Warden d. l.. Wheatly, lSt
Captain Guard James T. Sabin, ~
captain bUdiu II. W. Iy1Oru, 81 captain
Guard: James A. Erwin, Commissary
Emory Town, Seminal. After the eX-
ercises the Sir Knights andtheir in.
vited guests went TO the Pavilion,
where a bounteous banquet was served.
Ludlow
At the animal meeting of o. o. Howard
Post, No. 33, Ludlow December 10, 1856,
the following officers were elected James
\. Pollard, Committee A. X. Gould, :.
Y. Com +. A. Fuller j. V. G. A. II.
Moore, .. NJ. Charles Ray, cha plain d
f. Cooledge, surgeon ID. {. Sheldon, ad-
jutant j. q. Raistrict, O. d. NJ. a. Tar
bell o. q, John Lombard, &. NJ. :.
delegates TO state encampment, + \.
Howe of Ludlow, A. Il. Moore of Ply
mOuth...... Installation exercises were
held Friday evening, January I AT the
annual meeting OF the o. q. Howard ".
} K. c., the following officers were chosen
. for the ensuing year: Mrs Mary W.
Could, president Mrs. Clara Hathurn, >
Y. T. Mrs. Mary Ross, j. W. T. Mrs.
,1,rf n. II.